New York, New York

About New York, New York

"New York, New York (So Good They Named It Twice)" is a song performed and composed by singer-songwriter Gerard Kenny in 1978. The song is an ode to his hometown and state New York, New York. Kenny wrote the song about myth versus fact and explains that the city is overall a great place ("It was a really nice night for a good street fight or a robbery / But I always knew in my home town that would never happen to me"). The line "So Good They Named It Twice" is a play on the fact the name of the city and state are both "New York". "New York, New York" (as it is sometimes simply called) was the first hit for Kenny after a number of non-charting singles in the United States. In 1978, after moving to England, the song was released. Although it only reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart, it remained there for two months. It also received some airplay, and was included on Kenny's Made It Through The Rain album, and the song's popularity helped the collection reach the top 20 in the UK Albums Chart. Shirley Bassey later covered the song, as part of her "New York Medley", along with "Theme from New York, New York". The song was included on the following albums released by Kenny: more »

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1998

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I'm leaving today
I wanna be a part of it
New York, New York

These vagabond shoes
Are longing to stray
And step around
The heart of it
New York, New York

If I can make it there
I'd make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York New
York, New York

So good they named it twice
New York, New York
All the scandal and the vice
I love it!
New York, New York

Now isn't it a pity
What they say about
New York City
New York, New York
So good they named it twice
New York, New York

All the scandal and the vice
I love it!
New York, New York
Now isn't it a pity
What they say about
New York City
My little town blues
Are longing to stray

I wanna be a part of it
New York, New York
If I can make it there
I'd make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York

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Shirley Bassey

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the mid-1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century". In the US, in particular, she is best known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). more »

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